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[Loomer]

RIP in peace, Panty Raid Engine

The Last Panty Raid.

 

[Kinyou]

 

[Mediking]

Deep Down might actually be the next game Sony funds for Capcom.

 

[Astral Dog]

Almost. I'll call Deep Down dead if it's a no show at PSX, and Panta Rhei if DMC5 isn't running on it.



Nah, different team altogether. The last thing the DMC director worked on was DMC4 Special Edition. However 4SE didn't include the entire DMC4 team. The last some worked on were Dragon's Dogma and RE6, and a few were part of Itsuno's DmC supervision team.



Revelations 2, Umbrella Corps, SFV, Dead Rising 3, Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi, Dragon's Dogma Online. Upcoming include RE7, RE2 Remake, Dead Rising 4, Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-den. That's about it, excluding handheld titles and ports.

RE7 is on the RE Engine, which is apparently also their dedicated VR engine.



UE4 is a great engine. Super customizable too. Whatever fancy lighting tech they've made for Panta Rhei they can possibly just graft onto UE4. Why shouldn't DMC5 run on it?

Well because Phanta Rei was supossed to be the successor to MT Framework, and that engine got an excellent reputation with gamers, while UE3 was not the best choice in many cases.

Thats no longer the case, of course but i understand why that perception could be still around

 

[dEvAnGeL]

Let me ask Y2Kev

he's probably still savoring the last guardian delay

 

[Mike Golf]

Dead Rising 3 and 4.

Good point, forgot about Dead Rising 3. That still only makes 2 as of this thread post, but I suppose if if RE7 and DR4 end up being good they can stand as a testament to quality over quantity.

EDIT: Ok and Umbrella Corp, so 3. Should have done a search first apparently....., but with how poor that turned out, along with DR3's poor performance and IQ coupled with SFV's lackluster offering of content on launch they're definitely not looking hot in my book. Really hoping they bring it home with RE7 and a DMC5 in the vein of 3 would be nice too.

 

[III-V]

No, this one lives and breathes people.

 

[Devilgunman]

The engine is dead, so does the game. At least we can finally completely forget about it.

 

[inner-G]

After that Neo rumor a few months back that mentioned Deep Down, people were holding out their last bit of hopes to see the title at either PS4 Pro meeting or Sony's pre-TGS presser.

People can still hold out hope, but Deep Down they know it's dead.

 

[djplaeskool]

I'm holding out hope.
I think Deep Down will be reintroduced (possibly with a new name) since Capcom had gone back to the drawing board on some of its elements, then had COG get sidetracked by Dragon's Dogma Online.

 

[Atomski]

Another E3 reveal in the gutter.

 

[Qvoth]

Nah, I doubt it's dead
Wouldn't even be surprised if we see something later on tgs

 

[humansarehorses]

Nioh came back after ten years.

Yep. And it's GOTY material too.

 

[Elysium-777]

I can't agree to that.

 

[Alo0oy]

I think Ono said the game is being reworked as a standard retail title.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

The Visuals in The Division and Deep Down were the two main reason For me preordering a PS4 after that 2013 E3. What a disappointment

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

I hope Deep Down comes back. That's all I know.

 

[DigSCCP]

Am I wrong or deep down was playable at one conference some time ago?

 

[Sub_Level]

Deep Down's initial reveal reminded me of those BS trailers I saw early in the PS3's life.

 

[Sword Of Doom]

Deep Down's initial reveal reminded me of those BS trailers I saw early in the PS3's life.

At the time I hadn't been following Videogames closely for a few years so I fell for it. No way I would have now

 

[GAFmeansLIFE]

RE7 isn't on Panta Rhei?

That's on the new RE Engine which was developed with VR in mind.

 

[Caffeine]

Am I wrong or deep down was playable at one conference some time ago?

the dungeon part was playable at TGS 2013.

 

[Devilgunman]

Am I wrong or deep down was playable at one conference some time ago?

It did. If I'm not mistaken it's TGS 2014. You can listen to 8-4 podcast around that time for an impression. The demo sounded very cool. It controlled very well but the best thing was the damage recognition on enemies. Basically, you can inflict damage on any part of enemy and it will react differently.

 

[Son Of Sparda]

Okay. Then let me ask this question from the people who are mentioning FFXV, TLG and Nioh.

Do you guys honestly believe that current Capcom is even capable (both financially and talent wise) of pulling something similar with Deep Down? Or more importantly, will it even be worth it?

I mean with TLG and FFXV they had the pedigree and people were already interested in the titles. But that doesn't seem to be the case with Deep Down.

 

[Admiral Woofington]

the fuck is a panta rhai

All I could think about is

hop off the bus with some Panta Rhei~

 

[DigSCCP]

It did. If I'm not mistaken it's TGS 2014. You can listen to 8-4 podcast around that time for an impression. The demo sounded very cool. It controlled very well but the best thing was the damage recognition on enemies. Basically, you can inflict damage on any part of enemy and it will react differently.

So what the hell happened ? lol
I mean if they had a playable demo at least the engine was in some way already running at a PS4...

 

[Mentok]

Probably being completely re-worked.

Or it's now DD with these graphics....or MonHun....lol *puts on tinfoil hat*

 

[Trace]

Deep Down is still my most wanted "Next-Gen" game. TGS 2014 sold me on it so hard.

 

[Portugeezer]

We still had glimpses of Deep Down this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fut2TpaUcJY&t=5m50s

Skip to 5 minutes and 50 seconds.

 

[Neonep]

My whole thing is I'm not surprised we haven't seen anything about it. Ono is one of the producers and you know damn well he doesn't have time given SFV. In 2 years we see Deep Down get reintroduced as Monster Hunter and it will maintain its status as a PS4 exclusive and Sony will still have its hands on it.

 

[Amani]

I think there's a smidgen of a chance for Deep Down. Certainly won't be FTP.
Phanta Rei's dead as fuck tho.

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

After all the games that we've seen get revived I'm not agreeing anything is dead until the devs say it.

 

[Stencil]

Yeesh it was going to be F2P? In that case Deep Down can stay down for all I care.

Spoiler

looked p sweet tho

 

[KingdomHeartsFan]

We still had glimpses of Deep Down this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fut2TpaUcJY&t=5m50s

Skip to 5 minutes and 50 seconds.

What is that video from?

 

[Qvoth]

We still had glimpses of Deep Down this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fut2TpaUcJY&t=5m50s

Skip to 5 minutes and 50 seconds.

wow nice catch

 

[Spacejaws]

Deep down we all know it's dead and Panty Raids are always better as a fantasy.

 

[i-Jest]

Well it's not like Deep Downs been on my radar continuously.

My impression is it's on Capcom's back burner until they have a feasible model to fund the game, during development and post release. Until then, the company has other projects underway.

I just pray they don't fuck up the DMC name AGAIN. I DO NOT want to see the fanbase tare itself apart, burn itself down, and implode over another game.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

"Pantas Rhei, it's like a Manta Ray, in pants."

Just turn Deep Down into Dragons Dogma 2 and everything will be fine.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Okay. Then let me ask this question from the people who are mentioning FFXV, TLG and Nioh.

Do you guys honestly believe that current Capcom is even capable (both financially and talent wise) of pulling something similar with Deep Down? Or more importantly, will it even be worth it?

I mean with TLG and FFXV they had the pedigree and people were already interested in the titles. But that doesn't seem to be the case with Deep Down.

Yeah, comparing Deep Down to those games is just naah. They're nowhere near the same league, and never have been.

If anything, Deep Down is Eight Days.

 

[Bad_Boy]

A game is not dead until it is announced dead.
The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy XV and Ni-oh should prove so.

this. keep hope alive

 

[MissCauthon]

The add at the bottom of the screen sais this.

RAWHOPE
Everyday is a strugle to stay alive.

So nope, it's not dead yet.

 

[Ryuuga]

We still had glimpses of Deep Down this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fut2TpaUcJY&t=5m50s

Skip to 5 minutes and 50 seconds.

New upload mostly old footage of various games in development and events from as far back as 2012.

 

[mrpeabody]

"We're a developer, we should write our own engine" has been a terrible idea for at least two generations. It's not just the huge waste of resources; they're so BAD at it.

 

[10k]

I already acknowledged it is dead last year.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I still find it amusing folks actually thought Deep Down would look like that.

 

[Head.spawn]

"We're a developer, we should write our own engine" has been a terrible idea for at least two generations. It's not just the huge waste of resources; they're so BAD at it.

MT Framework though.

 

[nded]

"We're a developer, we should write our own engine" has been a terrible idea for at least two generations. It's not just the huge waste of resources; they're so BAD at it.

MT Framework was pretty good. That's probably why people didn't immediately write off Panta Rhei when Capcom announced it.

 

[takriel]

Just play the Souls games.

 

[ricelord]

Deep down we all know it's getting replace with dragon dogma 2.

Spoiler

 

[JayEH]

They're dead. The engine I'm 100% sure of and Deep Down 75% sure.